(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Ernst Weber
Born: 25 Mar 1895 in Emmendingen, Baden
Died: 27 Oct 1969 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Aug 1915); Leutnant (31 Oct 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1931); Major (01 Jun 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army (03 Sep 1914)
Fahnenjunker, Platoon and Company Leader in the 5th Baden Infantry-Regiment 113 (03 Sep 1914-1916)
Flying-Observer-Training (1916-1917)
Observer with the 6th Long-Range-Reconnaissance-Flying-Battalion (1917-1919)
Leader of the 33nd and 20th Airship-Battalions (1919-1919)
With the I. Battalion of the 20th Artillery-Regiment (1919-30 Sep 1920)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1921)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-31 Dec 1922)
Platoon-Leader, Signals-Officer with the Regiment-Staff and Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-31 Dec 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Jan 1934)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jan 1934-1934)
Weapons and Bombs Instructor and Company-Chief at the Bomber-School Lechfeld (1934-31 Mar 1935)
Squadron-Captain and Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing 155 (01 Apr 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) and Director of Group 'Training' with the Command of Flying-Schools and Replacement-Battalion V then with the Higher Flying Training Command 7 (01 Mar 1937-29 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 21st Flying-Regiment (30 Jul 1940-00 Sep 1942)
Leader of the Formation-Staff of the 6th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (00 Sep 1942-16 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 53rd Flying-Regiment (17 Nov 1942-30 Nov 1943)
Flying-Inspector in RLM (01 Dec 1943-1944)
General with Special Duties with the General-Quartermaster of the Luftwaffe, RLM (1944-1944)
Commander of Air-Region-Troops 3 (1944-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-05 Mar 1948)
Released (05 Mar 1948)

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